New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-08
WINTER.
A NEWLY DISCOVERED POEM BY TOM HOOD.
From lfuryay's Magazine.


But silence alta In faded bow'S.
There's gloom on An umn's shadowy face
And mistlness on his pale ewes,
The Tempest blots his painted skies.
Tho Spoilers In his dwcllng-place;
And. as the ruthless ono bcreaves
OF ali his few. last, golden leaves,
Along his naked bow'rs no he signs,
And grieves waning Beauty gnevcs,
When each dear charm successive flies.
Yes. Summers gone like pageant bright!
Its glorious days Of golden light
Are gone, Ike mimic that quivers
Then melt. AID vanish In the river;
Como the swretly scented breeze,
That spoke in music. 10 the trees;
Gone, for damp and chilly breath,
AS II fresh blown DER marble seas,
Or newly from tho lungs of death;
Gone IL virgin OSeS-DlusheS
Warm when Aurora rushes
Freshly from tho gods embrace,
With all her shame upon her face,
All mouldcr in the earth, unseen
For Time. relentless never spares,
Fen lovely ones they have been
And checks beauty bright as thers'
Season of pleasure. then adleui
TN thou shalt visit anew.
Yet who without rcEfctful sign,
can say Adieu." and sec ID ny
Like some bright fair one cold, unKlnu
Nor leaving sweet siniie behind
Not he that Ger hath swcctly felt
Thy sunbcans in his bosom melt,
His heart expanding tn each glance,
And llehtsonic aspen leaf,
A. II breath could make II dance
So buoyant, and VOID of grief!
Farewell thy birds again shall SIM.
And sunny hours return and bring
MANY a bright, and lovely thing,
Again thy blusbng roses bioOn'
And zephyr futrr wing
Laden with music and perfume
Sweet flowers Shall be, where flowers nave peeu
AS il they had but slept awhe'
Thy waving bowers be clothed In green'
Thy skies shall glow, thy waters smile
Then farewell summer, yet farewell!
We hope in other years to find thee,
But leave TO cheer the glooms we Tell
Icave Mrth and Pleasure SIN behind thee!
But say, hath Winter then no charms
Is there no 10Y, no glsdness warns
His aged breast mo happy wilcs
To cheat the hoaIy To smilesf
onward he Genes from rocks that blanch
Ger solid streams that never now
His tears all ice. his locks all snow,
Just crept from some huge avalanche
a thing half breathing and scarce ~arn'
AS II one spark began to glow
within some statues marble form,
Or pilgrim stifcncd i'm tho storm.
oh, will not Joy but strive in vain
To light up those gazd eyes againi
And will not Mirhs light arrows fail
TO perce that frozen coat Of mall
Each throlbing pulsc-all utterance osO
Impr son'd IN the bonds OF hostf
BIT take hir. in. and blaze the OAK,
And warm the wine, and pour the &o'
His sides shall shake to many joke,
Ills tongue Shall thaw in many tale,
His eyes grow bright, his heart De gay
And all his palsy charmd away
What needs he then tho boisterous shout
or angry winds that scod without,
7 il,e shreUish wives at ale-hOuse dOorl
y hat heols he then the wild uproar
Of pillows breaking on the shore'
In rushing waves. In bowling breeze
lueic hal
When safe and slo,tcrd and at ease
IIo hears the storm; that cannot harm hIu
And bark those shouts, that cheerful dinI
Those sounds Of noisy MlIth within,
Those frequent bursts of artless JOY
oh take him where the youngsters pay
And lie shall grow young as they,
Laugh dance. and sing, and act the BOY
,rhcy come. tl,cy oome, each blue-eyed Sport
Tho Tweth'ight King with all his Court
"rs Niith fresh crowned with misuetoe'
Music with her merry hddles,
Joy con light fantastic toe
Wit with all his Fums and riddles
Singing and dancing they 60
And Inve-young Love among the rest
A vel ono nor uLbdden GucSt'
And now the slipper strikes the ground,
Aud nov tho Bind Mans eyes are bound
They turn him round and round ana nuu@
His horses arc "bia j. whto and gray
lie cannot CUES ihc fingers three
sure token that he cannot see,
70 let him catch the wight he may'
An! now pinch spottcd as the pard'
lIo asks him why they pinch so hard
Now ebyly claims the Forfeit kiss
with eager lips, fol blu-hng MISS
Mist ransom silver thimbles so.
And Time az he goes laughing past
such eyes tha, shine. such cheeks that gov
Regrets that he must fly so fast
Now Winter Joins a gTaver ses
.lust Inct-pcrchancc we are mes
In close dvan-but not their parts
To gravely ask if tIlmps be hearts,
Or hearts be trumps Spades, diamonds CLUBS
Or mourning Hckle Fbrune's rubs
Sitting 50 wiStfully and mute,
10 trump. revoke follow suit.
It's theirs TO speak of better thngs
Than o'en Court Ilonors, Knaves or Kings
Which, with the odd trick, and the stake
And all the rest. the Deuce may take
lis theirs 10 ak II may trace
Tho mind, the heart within the face
or whether satircs Vcromd sting
From Envy and III nature spifng7
If people III the planets bright
And whence their life. and heat and lig1'
Then leave the SHES, to ask and show
The rplinSs frcn whence IDEAS now,
or cut vie Prejudice in shretls,
To analyze the IIydrss heads;
And what IS Taste and does the stage
or P,Ipt most to mend the age
Or musing DER the Otlen tnes
Talk DER its chvaIiy sublime,
or turn to Chymisuy's deep page;
Then laet, least. they wisely AK
What Man himscif-his moral Nature!
Or view their CountrvS law, and task
The flaws i'll Civil Judic a'uro.
Happy are those WHO thus can meet
And find such cOnvcrs atoms sweet
Happy are they who uns can chuse
Such blamccss themes, that oft amn5e,
And oft improve no stories sprung
l1om Envys heart to Satires tongue
No praise obliQue that ends In blame
No Scandal loving TO condemn
All Virtue but her own-the gem
That's fold upon another's shame
No Pride dlsdanlng TO resign
Its very errors for tho right.
No Anger with moro heat than hgoe
Nor Vanity that burns To shine
Thus then, we meet, and II ye bring
Wit beauty, Sense and everything
and frth